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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1943
Page
7
Sergeant Derr reports harrowing golf in the Far East with sun baked fairways jungle rough and scarce caddies and balls. The roundup adds updates on baseball, boxing, basketball and Carl Hubbell retirement noting batting practice rules and potential comebacks.
Six of eight National League managers previously played for the New York Giants under John McGraw and four of them Ott Southworth Grisch and Fitzsimmons were in the 1925 club. The remaining two are Stengel and McKechnie. Monday matinee Elmer Ripley Columbia court.
The piece notes the Arabian Barb as a swift ancestral horse, while on the West Coast some believe the Barb merged with modern racers after Arab visitors, Princes Amir Feisal and Emir Khalid of Saudi Arabia, attended Bay Meadows this fall and winners from five of eight races included a $47.10 payout on a $2 bet.
Hank Wolfe questions Lynn Chewning of St Christopher's Richmond who scored 106 points in seven games and is ranked among top schoolboy grid performers. Mention notes Billy Chewning Navy 1941 era and Elton Creamer Tallahassee cites Leonard Gilbert Leon High School's 19 extra points after TDs in 26 attempts.
Service Dept. Corp reports Bob Nestell recovering after serious wounds in Italy. At Camp Davis North Carolina anti air craft officers listened to the Army Navy game where Lieut. James M Jenkins cheered for Navy. His nephew Bobby Jenkins played for the midshipmen.
Former Phillies president William D Cox faced seven hours of testimony at a Landis hearing in New York as he sought to clear his name of betting on games. Cox admitted small bets to test loyalty while denying major wagering and faced railings over his conduct and stock sale to Robert Carpenter.
The perfume base known as attar of roses, crucial to Bulgaria's rose oil industry, is kept in bank deposits to safeguard its value and supply.
Bainbridge Naval Training Station star Charlie Justice dazzles with 7 rushing TDs in 7 games and draws interest from college coaches and the Redskins. Giants beat Washington 14 10 to spoil Eastern title hopes. a potential Bears clash looms if NYG win next week.
A nationwide AP poll of coaches writers and officials finds the 1943 season favored the T formation and open offense with variable fan enthusiasm. Veterans like Navy and Marine trainees show advantage while plans for 1944 vary and service-age players loom in decision making.
Jack Meier a 33 year old jockey from St Louis once weighed 80 pounds at 17 and rode for 15 years. He won a final race in 1941 at Agua Caliente Mexico guiding Bold Style to payoffs of 142.20 34.80 and 19.60. He later joined the army but was refused cavalry due to light weight. He gained 15 pounds during service and now with honorable discharge weighs 125 pounds and plans to step away from racing for the duration.
Tulane coach Claude Simons notes fans enjoy riskier play and mistakes this season. He cites a quarterback calling deep passes in own territory while leading by six as evidence that viewers prefer lively, imperfect football.
Richmond reports Charlie Justice from Asheville NC rose to rookie of the year in the Mid Atlantic. He starred at tailback for the Navy team at Bainbridge, rushing 29 times for 17 yards per carry and scoring 42 points. Justice impressed in practice against the Redskins and earned an all mid Atlantic tailback berth amid a field of noted college and pro backs.
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